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Seanad: Sports Capital Programme. (30 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I hate to take issue with the Minister of State in her first full week in the post, and I appreciate the matter is not the responsibility of her Department, but her final two paragraphs are completely contradictory and at variance with one another. It is not business as usual and there is no sports capital programme for 2009 or 2010. The Minister of State stated that new rounds have not...

Seanad: Sports Capital Programme. (30 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: This is important.

Seanad: Sports Capital Programme. (30 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that and I crave the Leas-Chathaoirleach's indulgence for one minute because this is very important. At the next election, the Minister of State and her colleagues will announce sports capital programmes and throw money at people like they did in the past. A total of €275 million was transferred to the Exchequer from the surplus of the national lottery. Where did that money go?

Seanad: Sports Capital Programme. (30 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Are we expected to believe this rubbish from Government all the time? The Minister of State is a community person and people in sports and community clubs cannot keep going. What we have been given here this evening is rubbish.

Seanad: Sports Capital Programme. (30 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: It is rubbish. It is absolute rubbish.

Seanad: Sports Capital Programme. (30 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: It is not business as usual - the thing has stopped.

Seanad: Sports Capital Programme. (30 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: We have had no sports capital programme and the Government is peddling lies.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to seek a debate on accountability and responsibility. Yesterday, the taxpayer was once again asked to foot the bill for the failed policies of the Fianna Fáil Party in government. What was the Financial Regulator doing? What was his terms of reference? Was he doing his job? What were the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance doing? I disagree with the point made by Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: -----is that you came into the Government on a horse, promising openness and transparency, and you have sold your soul to Fianna Fáil to stay in power.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator's party has left the ordinary people down.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I have asked two questions already. The ordinary person has been let down. It is about time the likes of former Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, and former Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevy, as well as the current Taoiseach were held to account for their stewardship of this country. Unemployment is at 13% and we have a massive bill for the banking crisis, yet all we have to show for it...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: It is well up.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Green Party has no councillors and will have no Deputies next time either.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Does Senator Ó Brolcháin wish to join the party?

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Our plans are set out in the national recovery plan.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on social partnership. Such a debate would be important in the aftermath of last night's decision by the TUI. I concur with Senator O'Toole that it is important for the unions, their members and, in particular, the media to listen to the social partners. They should reflect on and analyse what is at stake. They should give proper and fair commentary on...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: It is looking after its pals

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Do you have good news, Terry?